Franja

ukvárjati se to occupy oneself (z with), to be occupied (z with); to be engaged (z in, on); to employ oneself, to be employed (in doing something); to be busy (in, at, with); to work (at); to go in for, to take up, to study; to take an interest (in); to be involved (in); to be concerned (z with)

ne ukvarja se kaj prida s svojimi otroki he takes little interest in his children
ukvárjati se malo z glasbo to be quite interested in music
ne ukvarjam se s politiko I do not concern myself with politics, pogovorno I don't get involved in politics
on se ukvarja s preveč stvarmi (figurativno) he has too many irons in the fire
s tem problemom sem se mnogo ukvarjal I have given a lot of thought to this question
ukvárjati se s problemi kriminala to take an interest in criminological problems
on se ukvarja izključno samó z nemščino he is fully occupied with his German
s takimi posli se ne ukvarjam I do not concern myself with such matters

úlica street, (ozka, majhna) lane, alley

na úlici in the street, ZDA on the street
glavna úlica main street, high street
enosmerna úlica one-way street
stranska úlica side street
čez úlico across the street
slepa úlica cul-de-sac, street with a dead end, dead-end street, figurativno blind alley, dead end
tlakovana, asfaltirana úlica paved, asphalted street
živahna úlica busy (ali crowded) street
človek z úlice the man in the street, man on the Clapham omnibus
prodaja na úlici street sale
seznam úlic street directory
čiščenje úlic street cleaning, scavenging
soba gleda na úlico the room faces the street
za parkiranje prepovedana úlica no-parking street
v kateri úlici stanujete? which street do you live in?
postaviti na úlico (na cesto) to turn out, to put out (in the street)
za promet zaprta úlica! street (ali road) closed for traffic!

umakníti to withdraw; to draw back; to retract; to take back; vojska to retire; to remove

umakníti čete vojska to withdraw (the) troops
umakníti svojo kandidaturo to withdraw one's candidature
umakníti tožbo to withdraw a charge
umakníti obtožbo to retract an accusation
umakníti se to withdraw, to draw back, vojska to retire, to retreat; to beat a retreat
umakníti se iz svetnega življenja to retire from the world
vojska se je pred sovražnikom umaknila v lepem redu the army retired before the enemy in good order
uspešno, srečno se umakníti (izmuzniti) to make good one's retreat
umaknite se! (pojdite s poti!) make way!
umaknite se mi! get out of my way!

umázan dirty; soiled, filthy; sordid; slovenly; mean; foul; (skop) stingy, niggardly

umázano moder dull blue
umázani dobički sordid gains pl
umázano govorjenje foul language
umázano ravnanje (postopek) a sordid way of behaving (ali of doing things)
ulice so umázane the streets are dirty (blatne muddy)
prati umázano perilo pred ljudmi (figurativno) to wash one's dirty linen in public

umpire [ʌ́mpaiə]

1. samostalnik
pravno (arbitražni) izvoljeni sodnik; športni sodnik

2. neprehodni glagol
biti razsodnik, izvoljeni (arbitražni) sodnik; izreči sodbo kot (arbitražni) sodnik
prehodni glagol
voditi (igro, tekmo) kot (športni) sodnik

to umpire in a game biti sodnik v igri

umréti to die, to pass away; to expire; to decease; to depart this life; to give up the ghost; to yield up one's breath, to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes; žargon to bite the dust; žargon to pop off, to kick the bucket, to push up the daisies; (evfemistično) to go West, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest

umréti naravne smrti to die a natural death, to die in one's bed
nasilne smrti umréti to die a violent death, to die with one's boots on, to die by violence
umréti na grmadi zgodovina to die at the stake
umréti na morišču to die on the scaffold
umréti za jetiko to die of consumption
umréti od lakote to die of hunger
umréti od mraza to die of cold
umréti za rakom to die of cancer
umréti bedne smrti to die like a dog (ali the death of a dog)
umréti v bedi to die destitute (ali a pauper)
umréti od žalosti to die of grief
umréti od lastne roke to die by one's own hand
umréti sredi (aktivnega) dela to die in harness, to die in the shafts
umréti junaške smrti to die a hero (ali a hero's death)
hrabro umréti to die game (to the end)
umréti od strahu to die of fright
umrl je v najboljših letih he was taken in the prime of life
mislil sem, da bom umrl od smeha I thought I would die laughing
naj umrem, če je to res! I'll stake my life it isn't true (ali there isn't a word of truth in it)!
umrl je kot berač he died a beggar
naj na mestu umrem, če... I'll be damned if...

under [ʌ́ndə]

1. predlog
pod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, po

from under izpod
under age mladoleten
under arms pod orožjem
under one's belt figurativno v želodcu
no one under a bishop nobeden manj kot škof
under darkness v temi, v zaščiti teme
under construction v gradnji
under 20 years of age pod 20 leti starosti
the children under her charge otroci v njenem varstvu
under these circumstances v teh okoliščinah
a criminal under sentence of death na smrt obsojeni zločinec
under consideration v proučevanju, v pretresanju
under that edict na osnovi one odredbe
under favour če se sme reči
employee under notice nameščenec z odpovedjo
the matter under discussion zadeva, ki je v diskusiji
under my hand and seal z mojim podpisom in pečatom
under (ali by) one's own hand lastnoročno
under hatches v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; navtika pod palubo
under the king John za časa vlade kralja Ivana
under the novelty pod vtisom te novosti
patient under misfortunes potrpežljiv v nesreči
under pretence that... pod pretvezo, da...
under pain of death pod smrtno kaznijo
under penalty of fine pod kaznijo globe
ship under the sea navtika brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladja
under the treaty po pogodbi
the under thirties osebe pod 30 leti
under the rose figurativno zaupno
the car is under repair avto je v popravilu
she is under treatment ona je na zdravljenju
I cannot do it under an hour potrebujem najmanj eno uro za to
to be under a cloud figurativno biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiski
the ship is under sail ladja pluje z razpetimi jadri
the ship is under way ladja je na poti
he spoke under his breath govoril je zelo tiho
to study under a professor študirati pod vodstvom profesorja
the total falls under what was expected celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem

2. prislov
spodaj; niže; manj

as under kot (je) niže navedeno
boys of 15 and under 15 let in manj stari dečki
to go under ameriško podleči, propasti
the firm is sure to go under tvrdka bo gotovo propadla
the sun is under sonce je zašlo

3. pridevnik
spodnji; nižji; podrejen

the under classes nižji razredi
the under dog pogovorno pes (; figurativno oseba), ki podleže v boju
the under jaw spodnja čeljust
the under side spodnja stran
an under dose premajhna doza

understand^* [ʌndəstǽnd]

1. prehodni glagol
razumeti, umeti, pojmiti; razumeti se, spoznati se (how to nedoločnik kako...)
uvideti, spoznati, izkusiti; smatrati, misliti, predpostaviti, podrazumeti

2. neprehodni glagol
razumeti, imeti razum; biti informiran
zastarelo zvedeti, slišati

to understand about s.th. biti informiran o čem
to understand one another (each other) razumeti se med seboj (eden drugega), zlágati se, harmonirati
to understand business razumeti se na posle
he understands horses razume se, spozna se na konje
he can't understand a joke on ne razume šale
I understand from his manner vidim po njegovem vedenju
I understand he died last week zvedel sem (slišal sem, slišim), da je umrl pretekli teden
I understand that you spread these rumours slišim (slišal sem, pravijo), da vi širite te govorice
am I to understand that this sum is meant to cover all expenses? naj razumem (naj to pomeni), da naj ta vsota krije vse stroške?
do I (ali am I to) understand that you refuse? hočete s tem reči, da odklanjate?
it is an understood thing that... samo po sebi se razume, da...
that is understood to se razume samo po sebi
to give s.o. to understand dati komu razumeti
to make s.o. understand dati komu razumeti; razložiti komu
to make o.s. understood in French sporazume(va)ti se v francoščini, znati toliko francosko, da se sporazumemo (s kom)
it must be clearly understood that if you go, you go alone moramo si biti čisto na jasnem, da, če greste, greste sami
what did you understand him to say? kako ste razumeli njegove besede?

union [jú:njən] samostalnik
zveza; združenje; unija; povezanost
politika priključitev, zedinjenje; zakonska zveza, zakon; delavsko združenje, društvo, sindikat; sloga, harmonija
trgovina iz različnega materiala stkana tkanina; levi gornji del nacionalne zastave (ki predstavlja politično zvezo ozemelj); naprava za spajanje cevi, spoj dveh ali več predmetov (cevi, vrvi); plitva kad za čiščenje piva
(= union workhouse) zgodovina ubožnica

union card sindikalna izkaznica
union catalogue ameriško skupen katalog (več knjižnic)
the Union flag, the Union Jack državna zastava Velike Britanije
the Union Združene države Amerike; (tudi) Združena kraljevina (britanska); zgodovina severne države (v secesijski vojni)
Universal Postal union svetovna poštna unija
trade union strokovna zveza, delavska zveza, sindikat (v Angliji in v ZDA)
to bring about a union izvesti, izvršiti unijo
their union is not a happy one njun zakon ni srečen
to live together in perfect union živeti skupaj v popolni harmoniji
to hoist (ali to fly) a union flag down dati znak za nevarnost (z narobe dvignjeno angleško mornariško zastavo)

unmitigated [ʌnmítigeitid] pridevnik
neomiljen, neublažèn, neoslabljen; cel, popoln, čist

an unmitigated ass popoln bedak
a unmitigated lier lažnivec skoz in skoz

up¹ [ʌp] samostalnik
vzpetost, strmina, višina
ekonomija porast (tečajev, cen)
pogovorno srečen človek, srečko, povzpetnik; predstojnik; vlak (avtobus), ki vozi v mesto

ups and downs of a country valovitost tal
the ups and downs of life sreča in nesreča v življenju
my ups and downs imel sem dobre in slabe čase (srečo in nesrečo) v življenju
the up and up stalni napredek
on the up-and-up pogovorno vedno boljši; v redu, brezhiben

up² [ʌp] pridevnik
ki gre (vozi) gor; ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestu; višji; s tendenco navzgor; pokonci; vzšel (sonce); narasel (reka); živeč v notranjosti (dežele)
pogovorno razburjen; končan; enak(ovreden)

the up coach kočija, ki vozi navkreber
up line železnica proga, ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestu
up platform peron za vlake v mesto
up stroke tanka črta pri (pisanih) črkah
the up train vlak, ki vozi proti (glavnemu) mestu, v London
1 d up povišana (cena) za 1 peni
up and doing before day pogovorno že pred dnevom na nogah
already up and about pogovorno že (zopet) na nogah
to be up late dolgo čuti, bedeti
to be high up in school biti med najboljšimi v šoli
he is up in this subject v tem predmetu je on na višini, je dobro podkovan
to be up with the lark figurativno zelo zgodaj vsta(ja)ti
to be up against a hard job pogovorno stati pred težko nalogo
to be up against opposition naleteti na odpor
to be (had) up for pogovorno biti pozvan pred sodnika zaradi
to be one up šport biti za točko boljši
up for pripravljen za
to be up for election biti na volilni listi
to be up biti na čelu
to be up in years biti že v letih
to be up for examination opravljati (delati) izpit
to be up for sale biti naprodaj
to be up for trial biti (stati) pred sodiščem; obravnavati se
the fire is up ogenj plamti, plapola
the game is 10 points up igra se do 10 točk
the game is up igre je konec (tudi figurativno)
he is still up with his competitors še vedno je dorasel svojim tekmecem
how are you up for cash? pogovorno kako si (kaj) pri denarju?
the hunt is up lov je odprt
it's all up (ali sleng U.P.) with him z njim je konec
his temper is up razburjen je
the storm is up navtika vihar besni
Parliament is up parlament je končal zasedanje
time is up čas je potekel
there's much money up on this game pri tej igri gre za velike vsote
what's up? pogovorno kaj pa je?, kaj se je zgodilo?
prices are up cene se dvigajo
school is up pouk se je končal
I was up at six bil sem pokonci ob šestih

up³ [ʌp] prislov

1.
gor, navzgor, kvišku, v zrak; proti toku (reki, vodi); nazaj

up from the grounds figurativno od temeljev
up till now doslej
from my youth up od moje mladosti naprej
up with the Democrates! živeli demokrati!
hands up! roke kvišku!
you can sail up as far as Sisak lahko se peljete z ladjo do Siska po reki navzgor
he looked for it up and down po vseh kotih in oglih je iskal to
this tradition can be traced up to the Reformation ta tradicija sega nazaj (tja) do reformacije

2.
bliže k, bliže proti (mestu, kjer se nahajamo)
figurativno više, na višjo stopnjo

up and up više in više, vedno više
come up! pridi bliže!
speak up! govori(te) glasneje!
he came up and asked me the way približal se mi je in me vprašal
to move up in the world povzpeti se, napredovati v svetu (v družbi)
I think of running up North mislim napraviti majhno turo na sever

3.
v razvoju, v gibanju, v razburjenju, v uporu itd.

to grow up (od)rasti
hurry up! pohiti!, brž!
the nation is up in arms narod se je uprl z orožjem
my blood was up kri mi je zavrela
the cider is up very much jabolčnik se zelo peni
shares (prices) are up delnice (cene) se dvigajo

4.
popolnoma, čisto, do kraja; skupaj

to burn up zgoreti
to eat up all the cherries pojesti vse češnje
to drink up izpiti, popiti
to follow up a success do kraja izkoristiti uspeh
to bind up skupaj povezati
to lock up the house zakleniti vsa hišna vrata
to tear up a piece of paper raztrgati kos papirja na koščke
the street was up ulica je bila popolnoma razkopana

5.
zgoraj, visoko; pokonci, na nogah

high up in the air visoko v zraku
I live two storeys up stanujem v 2. nadstropju
to be early up biti zgodaj na nogah, zgodaj vstajati
the Prime Minister is up ministrski predsednik govori, ima besedo
to stand up stati pokonci
to sit up sedeti v postelji

6.
v mestu, na univerzi, v šoli

up in London v Londonu
up to town v London
up for a week teden dni v mestu (v Londonu)
the undergraduates come up next week študentje se vrnejo (na univerzo) prihodnji teden
to stay up for the vacation ostati v kraju študija (v kolidžu) za počitnice

7. up to
a) (vse) do; proti, prek

up to now doslej
I had mud up to the knees blato mi je segalo do kolen
he was all right up to yesterday bil je čisto zdrav do včeraj
to be up to date biti sodoben (moderen, v koraku s časom)
I'll give up to 1000 dinars for it plačal bom do 1000 din za to
b) na ravni, na nivoju, ustrezno

up to the door (ali knocker) sleng izvrstno, prima
up to par figurativno "na višini"
not up to expectations neustrezno pričakovanjem
not yet up to the ropes figurativno še neuveden, ki se še ne spozna
up to sample po (ustrezno) vzorcu
his book is not up to much njegova knjiga ni kaj prida vredna
to live up to one's income živeti ustrezno svojim dohodkom
your work is not up to your usual standard tvoje delo ni na nivoju tistega, ki ga navadno dosežeš
to be up to s.th. nameravati kaj, snovati kaj, biti dorasel čemu, ustrezati čemu, biti (komu) do česa; biti odvisen od česa; biti pripravljen na; spoznati se na kaj
what are you up to? kaj nameravaš?
it is up to you (to decide) vaša stvar je, da odločite; od vas je odvisna odločitev
to be up to a thing or two figurativno biti prebrisan
to feel up to s.th. čutiti se doraslega čemu; biti pripraven, razpoložen za, dobro znati kaj
to get up to s.o. držati korak s kom
to be up to the mark figurativno biti na višini
to be up to snuff sleng biti zvit (premeten, izkušen)
I am up to your little game dobro vem, kaj spletkariš
what has he been up to? kakšno neumnost je spet napravil?
you have been up to some trick again! si že spet naredil kakšno budalost!
I am not up to travelling nisem sposoben za potovanje
it is up to you to prove it vi morate to dokazati

8.
pod vodstvom (pri študiju na univerzi)

I was up to A. A. je vodil moje študije, je bil moj mentor (tutor)

9.

up with na isti višini z, v isti oddaljenosti z
to come up with s.o. dohiteti koga
to keep up with držati korak s
up with you! vstani!, pridi gor!
up against proti
up into gori v, gor
up on više (od, kot)
up till vse do

up⁴ [ʌp] predlog
(gori) na; gor, navzgor, navkreber kvišku; proti, k, do, ob, vzdolž; proti notranjosti

up the hill navkreber, po hribu navzgor
up hill and down dale čez hribe in doline
up the river po reki navzgor
up the street po ulici (cesti) navzgor
I saw a monkey up a tree videl sem opico na drevesu
up a tree figurativno v stiski, v škripcih
to climb up a precipice plezati po prepadu navzgor
he has gone up country šel je na deželo (na kmete)

úpanje hope; hopefulness; expectation; expectancy; anticipation; (bright) prospect

goljufivo, varljivo úpanje false hope(s)
prazno úpanje vain hope
zadnje (skoraj neuresničljivo) úpanje forlorn hope, figurativno (zanesljivo) sheet anchor
brez úpanja hopeless, past (all) hope
poln úpanja full of hope, hopeful
niti trohice úpanja not a glimmer of hope, (pogovorno) not the ghost of a chance, not a dog's (ali an earthly) chance
Rt Dobrega Upanja the Cape of Good Hope
žarek úpanja a ray (ali a gleam) of hope
úpanje, da bo prišel there is (some) hope that he will come, it is hoped he will come, hopefully he will come
zanj ni več úpanja he is past hope
nobenega úpanja ni bilo, da bi on prišel there was no prospect of his coming
on je moje zadnje úpanje he is my last hope, he is my only remaining hope
dajati komu úpanje to hold out hope to someone
dajati mnogo úpanja to promise well, to be very promising
gojiti úpanje to cherish (ali to entertain) a (ali the) hope
imeti malo úpanja, da... to hope against hope that...
imam le slabo, šibko úpanje I have only a faint hope
nobenega úpanja več ne imeti to be out of hope, to have no hope left
imeti úpanje to stand a chance
nikoli ne izgubljaj úpanja! (= ne obupaj!) never say die!
opustiti vsako úpanje to abandon hope, to give up every hope
oklepati se úpanja to cling to hope (ali one's hopes)
preseči úpanja to exceed hopes
prevarati koga v úpanju to frustrate someone's hopes
razočarati koga v úpanju to disappoint someone, to frustrate someone
moje úpanje se ni uresničilo my hopes have not been realized
upati brez úpanja zmage to hope against hope
vdajati se úpanju, da... to allow oneself the hope of..., to hope for..., to be in hopes that...
komu vsako úpanje vzeti to deprive someone of all hope
vzeti komu úpanje to dampen someone's hopes
zbujati úpanje to give (ali to inspire) hope, to raise expectations, to provide grounds for hope
zbujati komu úpanje to raise hopes in someone
zbujati prazno úpanje to raise false hopes
živeti v úpanju za, za... to live in hopes of (kaj something)
malo úpanja je ostalo (ostaja) there is little hope left

upravíčen legitimate, righteous, authorized, entitled (do to); justifiable; justified

upravíčeno upanje a legitimate hope
upravíčena zahteva a righteous claim
biti upravíčen za, do... to have a right to...
ni upravíčen, da to dela he has no right to do it
čisto upravíčeno to dela he is justified in doing so

upward(s) [ʌ́pwəd(z)] prislov
kvišku, gor, navzgor (tudi figurativno)
dalje, naprej; proti vodnemu toku, ob vodi navzgor; proti notranjosti dežele; proti (glavnemu) mestu

upward(s) of (10 years) več kot, nad (10 let)
16 years and upward(s) 16 let in več
from 10 dollars upward(s) od 10 dolarjev naprej, dalje (više)
from the l6th century upward(s) od 16. stoletja dalje
upward(s)s of ten thousand več kot deset tisoč
men of forty and upward(s) možje, stari 40 let ali več
upward(s) cercle šport veletoč
the boat turned bottom upward(s)s čoln se je prevrnil
to look upward(s) pogledati kvišku
to follow a stream upward(s) iti ob reki v smeri proti izviru
the prices tend upward(s) cene se dvigajo

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

use¹ [ju:s] samostalnik
raba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa)
pravno užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček
cerkev obredi kake Cerkve, liturgija

beyond all use čisto nenavaden
in use v rabi
of use uporaben, koristen
of no use neuporaben, brezkoristen
in common use v splošni rabi
out of use ne v rabi, ne več uporaben
fit for use uporaben
with use s trajno rabo
the Anglican use anglikanski obred
value in use dejanska vrednost
use and wont šege in navade
according to his use and wont po njegovi (svoji) stari navadi
directions (ali instructions) for use navodila za uporabo
use makes perfect vaja naredi mojstra
use is second nature stara navada je železna srajca
once a use and ever a custum česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez zna
can I be of use? lahko (kaj) pomagam?
is this of use to you? lahko to kaj porabite?
crying is no use nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokati
it is (of) no use (running) brez koristi, zaman je (teči)
what's the use (of it)? kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?
to be in daily use biti vsak dan v rabi
to bring into use uporabiti
to be out of use ne biti v rabi (v navadi)
to come into use priti v splošno rabo
to fall (ali to pass) out of use postati neuporaben, zastareti
you will find these shoes of use in the mountains videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorah
everything has its use vsaka stvar je za kaj uporabna
I have no use for it nimam kaj početi s tem
I have no use for such people nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudi
have you lost the use of your tongue? si izgubil dar govora?
he lost the use of his right eye ne vidi več na desno oko
to make use of s.th. uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česa
to make use of s.o.'s name sklicevati se na koga
to put out of use vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)
to put to (good) use (dobro) uporabiti

usmériti to direct (k to, proti towards); to aim; to orient, to orientate; (pozornost) to point (at), to aim (at); (žogo pri golfu) to address

usmériti svoj polet proti severu to turn one's flight northwards
usmériti svoje korake proti domu to turn one's steps homewards
usmériti vlak proti X. to send a train in the direction of X.
topništvo je usmerilo svoj ogenj na greben (gore, vzpetine) the artillery directed (ali turned) their fire upon the ridge
usmériti se proti to head for, to turn towards, to make for
usmériti svoje delovanje glede na nove okoliščine to redirect (ali to rechannel) one's activities in the new circumstances (ali conditions)